set (someone/something) back

to delay or stop the progress of someone or something.

Then I needed a second operation, which really set me back.

New violence has set back the peace process.

• a bear hug
• a beast of burden
• a belly laugh
• a Bible-basher
• abide by
• abide by something
• a big ask
• a big cheese
• a big deal
• a big fish
• a big fish in a small pond
• a big girl's blouse
• a big gun
• a big-head
• a big-mouth
• a big mouth
• a big noise
• a big shot
• a big wheel
• a billet-doux
• a bird-brain
• a bird in the hand
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• a bird's eye view
• a bite of the cherry